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M.L King observances

The annual observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration will begin on Jan. 18th with an awards banquet at Holiday Inn in Lenoir.

Guest speaker for the evening will be the Rev. Dr. Per· High cy High, who --------serves as pastor of Mrt \!_emon B~tist Churc m Durnam, N.C. He hol a bachelor's degree from Shaw University. master of divinity degree at V1rginia Uruon Uni· v.ersity, doctor of m'nistry de-gree at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and an honorary d~ee of doctor of law at the Richmond Virginia Seminary.

On Sunday, Jan. 19, obser· vance continues at Dulatown Presybterian Church at 5 p.m.

On Monday, Jan. 20, a pa-rade will be held at 4 p.m. startmg at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center. Services will be held at St Paul A.M E. Church at 6 p.m.

Banquet tickets are now on sale through National Associa-tion for the Advancement of Colored People officials m lo-cal churches. For further m-f ormation, contact Joyce H. Corpening at 754,:7188 or Ute Rev Olen Bruner at 758-5823 or 754-5478. V\

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NAACP warned to be on guard against neo-conservative blacks State con·u,ention opens will be held today and Saturday at the

· v' Durham Omni Hotel and North Carolina with f OCUS On roots, religiOil Central University.

A 1 t h o g h the N A A C P i s n o n-By ERNIE SUGGS denominational, state president Kelly Alex-The Herald-Sun ander said it has always relied on religion as

or blacks to make progress, organizations the strength on which black struggle is such as the NAACP must serve as watchdogs based. against neo-conservativ blacks who are "kooks trying to be kings." "Religion is the pillar of our organiza-

tion," Alexander said. "We meet in That's the opinion of the Rev. Percy High, churches, a lot of ministers are our leaders

who delivered the opening message Thurs- and our meetings are punctuated by day at the 48th annual state convention of the NAACP North Carolina State Conference prayer." Hundreds mo e delegates are ex-of Branches. It was the first time in more pected today and Saturday. than 10 years the NAACP has held its state "The convention is getting off to a good convention in Durham. start," Alexander said. "Thursday is always

Religious Emphasis Day attracted more a slow day, but we had a very good morning than 100 people to White Rock Baptist session. Enthusiasm seems to be very high Church for a day of sermon-type speeches and 1 think we are going to have a very AT THE PODIUM: Kelly Alexander speaks

The Herakl Sun/CHUCK LIDDY at the opening of the ____.., and worksho s. Other convention events see NAA A~ NAACP statewide meeting in Durham. -----------....L..

'--good convention."

During his morning address. Rev. High said that the black community is full of "kooks who would be kings."

"There are certain souls in the black community who are kooks," said the pastor of Mount Vernon Bap-tist Church. "Their ideas are eccentric and insane."

Rev. Hig said that blacks such as Clarence Thomas, Shelby Steele and Thomas Sewell are examples of such people.

"{Clarence) Thomas seems to have forgotten that he was helped," he said, speaking about Judge Thomas' views on affirmativ action. "Some of them have become so disillusioned that they have divorced their black wives, married white women and moved into white neighborhoods. I call it TBS. Tok n Black Syndrome."

The National Association for the Ad-vancement of Colored People opposed the Thomas nomination primarily be-cause of his stance on affirmative ac-

tion. "Nobody has made it on his own.

We are all climbing on somebody's back," said Portia Brandon of the Ra-leigh Branch and candidate for second vice-president of the state. "We should never burn our bridges."

Rev. High called powerful conserva-tives Orrin Hatch. R-Utah, Strom Thur-mond, R-S.C., Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., Vice President Dan Quayle and Presi-dent George Bush "bedfellows for bleakness."

"The would-be kings," he said, "have sold their birthrights to be called conservatives.

"They have discovered that it is popular to be called conservative and they se this as their chance to be-come king," Rev. High said. ··Toe NAACP is the watchdog. We are going to continue to counter the kooks, who have their degrees from Harvard and Yale, declaring themselves uppity blacks."

Rev. Jfigh's speech drew a rousing

round of applause from the people in attendance.

"I enjoyed his speech. It was mov-ing, very relevant and something to think about," said Charles Wright of the Military Affairs Branch at Sey-mour Johnson Air Force Base in Jack-sonville. ··His thinking parallels a lot of the thinking that I have read about concerning neo-conservatism."

After Rev. High's speech, a work-shop focusing on adequate health care for the poor was conducted by State Health Director Dr. Ronald H. Levine.

"I believe that we can no longer tol-erate a health-care system that denies 30 percent of our people health-care coverage," said Dr. Levine. who is the co-founder of the North Carolina Mi-nority Health Care Center.

Dr. Levine added that poor people can do a lot to keep themselves well. such as eating right. drinking in mod-eration and not smoking.

Alexander said the health workshop was a continuation of four years of

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sessions addressing the health needs of blacks.

"We suffer from a number of dis-eases that keep our life expectancy down. Some of these diseases are ten-sion-induced. The g nesis of that ten-sion is racism," Alexander said. "We have to let people know that proper diets and lifestyles can preserve the quality of life. You can have all the civil rights you want, but you have to be alive to enjoy them."

The convention continues today with most of the activities and work-shops taking place at North Carolina Central University.

Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. in B.N. Duke Auditorium.

Among some of today' highlights are a news conference on redistricting in North Carolina at 10 a .m. on cam· pus, a mass public meeting at 7:30 p.m. at White Rock Baptist Church and a fashion and talent show at the Durham Omni Hotel at 9:30 p.m., sponsored by the NC U chapter at the state youth council. __/

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Dr. Percy L. Hig The Rev. Dr. Percy L. High, Se-

nior Pastor at Mount Vernon Bap-tist Church in Durham, ~C. will be the guest evangelist for a three-day revival program at First Baptist Church in Raleigh on Morgan and Wilmington Streets. These services will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednes-day, Feb. 3, and continue through Friday, Feb. 5, 1999. The public is invited to a ttend. " Revive Us again" is the revival theme.

Dr. Dumas Harshaw, the church's pastor, stated lhat he and his congregation are excited and elated about havi n g a gospel preacher from the ministerial com-munity of Dr. lligh's stature and reputation to come. He emphasized that the church is expecting a strong and promising three-day re-vival program as it anticipates Dr. High's Visit.

The nightly Prayer and Praise sessions preceding the main ser -vice will be led by Rev . J ohn Prince, Rev. Pat.rice Field , and by Deacon George Flemming and Mrs.

Fir t Baptist Guest Evangelist

DR. PERC L. HIGH Velma Bullock on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings, re-spectively. :\fusical support for the reviva l services will be pro-vided by the Ward-Ingram ospel Choir, First Baptist Senior Climr,

and the M,1rtin Street Baptl Church Gosp •l Choir on Wecine day, Thursday, and Friday. respc -t ively. A f •llowship i ~ planned the close of revival services on • n

ay evening in the church': fellov. ship hall .

Several area pastors, along \\ 1t other v1 ·1tors, are expected to b 1 attendance to hear Dr. High. Thi will be the ch 1rch's secund rc-viv under l r H, r h,1w , 1ncc he a sumcd the pastorate of ti r.:;1 Rrq, trnt. nearlv l v, o and a ha! f vcar • ago

Dr . High, who 1s regard,•d bv many as one of th<' area's great preachers, i:- a nati\'e of Raleigh and a former member of l\lartin street. Baptist Church . He com-pleted his secondary educat.ion at Ligon High School and his under-b'Tad uate degree at , haw Umvcr-sit • prior lo earning a i\'laster of Divinity from Virginia Union Uni-versity nd the Doctor of l\timi;try from Southeastern Baptist Semi-nary.

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Ri.J/or. Percy High Speaks At Olive Grove Baptist Church

The Rev, or Perc1

~~ Baptist Church of Durham, will be guest ~er for~ vaval services at Olive Grove Baptist Church Aug. 12-16 each night at 7:30.

A native ex Raleigh. Rev. High High received a bachelor of 8r1S de-gree from Shaw University, lhe master of divinity degree frorn

Virginia Union University, doccor of ministty degree from Soutbeaslem Bapcist Seminary and was awarded an bononny dearee or Doctor of Laws by Richmond Virginia Seminary.

He baa terVed u a pastOr and ed-UCMOI' in Virginia. North Carolina and Pemsylvania. He has also scned with lhe United Christum Campus Ministry serving North Carolina Central University. the General Bapcist St11e Convenlion, Progreaive National Baptist Con-venlion. Vilplia Seminary and Col-lege and Richmond Virginia Seminary.

Music will be provided by vari-ous choirs. The public is invited IO anend.

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Installation Services Held The lllltallatloa speaker

im SUnday, July 1, for the 11 1.m. wanhip NrYiee wUl be the Rev. Joe_!:.._.pmb& pular-et1tienu"a~ Cbt,n:11 of Portsmouth, Va.

He will hoed a list of .. ti11111!1tiecl apeaken far the Installation of tbe Rev. DaYid Forbes u putor of Martin Street Baptist Churdl.

Rev. Fleming la a native of Oklahoma, where he attended tbe public acboola. He received the BA dep9 from Bishop Collqe, Dallu, Teua, and the muter of . divinity deaPw (ram tbe School of TheololY at Vlralnia Union Unl-ventty, Rk'bmoad, VL He ii currently a candidate for lbe doctor of ministry ~ from tbe School of

... ·~ UDi-venity. At 4 p.m.. the week of

activitiel for the lDllallation of Dr. Forbes will culminate when two mm of tbe derlY wtU share In tbe honor of ..... 111,. lbe cburch's 1Jtb putar.

Dr. Perey Hip. a Raleigh native and a product or

llartia Street Cburcb. will be the pnlidlaa afflcer. To IDClll of Ille members, he la affectionately known as "Percy," u many have watched him r,n,w and have followed blm u be bas ......... bimlell in the mbmtry, lie ia the IOD of Mr. and )In. H.C. Hilh, Sr., of Raleip. His father la a charts deacan of Martin Slreel and his mother pve much nrvice to the

Deacons' Wives orpniza-tion of the church. ~ Ji!!,_ l>t. IIJlti holds

the B.A. rrom Shaw UnJ. venlty, the muter of diYtnity from Vll'lbda Union Unmnity and the doctor of ministry from Soutbeutem Theological Seminary, WalceForest.

Dr. High has held pastorates in Colonial Heipll, Va.; Oxford, and In Braddock, Pa. He has been

an instructor at St. Emma's Military Academy, at Kittrell CoUege and at Sl Au1u1line'1 College.

lie ia currently putor of tbe historic Mount Vernon Baptil Qurcb of Durham, and nrva In many reliaioul and civic orpniJa-Uons, both statewide and naUonaUy,

He has served as pn1ident of the Durham branch of the NAAa» and the city'• lnterdenomi• national Ministerial Alllancl. He wUl live tbe dlule to tbe c:burdl.

Dr. JIUDll 1.acbeul Ala· ander, dlu of the Shaw Divinity School'1,diviston of conUnulna educaUon, will be the main speaker for the

4 p.m. installation service. Dr. Alexander bu been uni-versity m inis ter and director of church nlalicm.

1n the Shaw Univenity Divinity School, Dr AleuDder bu been dean and dean of academic affairs. He served as chairman of the Board of Directors of Minlltriea to Blacks In Higher Education,

Dr. Alexander earned the B.A. degree from Shaw Uni-versity. He received the muter of divinity and the master of sacred tbeolocY degrees from Andover Newton Theololk:al School. Newton Cent.er, Mus. He also .studied at the £cu. menical Institute, Cbateau de Bossey, Ce.ligny, Switzer-land, under • acbolanhip from the World Council of Churches. He bolds the honorary d~ tor or dlvihlt)' degree from Shaw Uni· venlty.

Muac will be furnisbed by the combined cboan of Martin Street ONrch. 'lbe public is Invited attend. ...